Guardian – Page 293 – Fifteensquared

Guardian 26,683 by Boatman

Tue September 22, 2015 at 4:01 amTue September 22, 2015 at 2:47 am by manehi

Found this tough, but with lots of fun and inventive cluing. A ‘singing’ theme in the clues…

Guardian Quiptic 827 Provis

Mon September 21, 2015 at 4:31 pmMon September 21, 2015 at 12:20 pm by scchua

Thanks Provis for an enjoyable puzzle (which I had to do in a hurry; and sorry for the delay). Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Support person on call (5,2) STAND BY … Read more >>

Guardian 26,682 – Nutmeg

Mon September 21, 2015 at 4:43 pmMon September 21, 2015 at 9:13 am by Andrew

A pleasant surprise to see Nutmeg’s name today, but this was definitely not your usual “easy” Monday puzzle, with a couple of obscure words and some tricky clueing. So, a slight shock to … Read more >>

Guardian Prize 26,675 / Crucible

Sun September 20, 2015 at 10:41 pmFri September 18, 2015 at 8:55 pm by Eileen

A real sense of déjà vu – twice over, for me. Crucible gave us a similarly-themed puzzle this time last year – and I was lucky enough to blog that one, too. I don’t … Read more >>

Guardian 26,680 – Tramp

Fri September 18, 2015 at 9:02 am by Andrew

Well, that was fun! Another of Tramp’s puzzles where many of the clues are related to a theme, but almost no knowledge of the theme is needed to solve them. The theme of … Read more >>

Guardian Cryptic 26679 Orlando

Fri September 18, 2015 at 4:36 amThu September 17, 2015 at 8:35 am by scchua

(Please click here for this same blog but with a picture quiz added. Please do NOT post hereinbelow any comment relating to the picture quiz. Thank you.) A tougher than average Cryptic I … Read more >>

Guardian 26,678 by Chifonie

Sat September 19, 2015 at 12:09 pmWed September 16, 2015 at 1:34 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26678.

Guardian 26,677 / Vlad

Tue September 15, 2015 at 9:49 pmTue September 15, 2015 at 9:43 am by Eileen

After a week totally away from crosswords – many thanks to Gaufrid for standing in for me last Monday – it was a bit of a shock to see Vlad’s name on this … Read more >>

Guardian Quiptic 826/Moley

Mon September 14, 2015 at 8:01 am by Pierre

Moley produces a Quiptic for us only once every couple of months, but her puzzles often turn up on my watch. Which is no hardship at all. She’s good, you know. I thought … Read more >>

Guardian 26,676 by Rufus

Mon September 14, 2015 at 1:15 am by manehi

A nice, gentle, start to the week with plenty of anagrams, double and cryptic defs. Thanks Rufus.

Guardian 26,669 / Paul

Sat September 12, 2015 at 7:43 amSat September 12, 2015 at 12:01 am by mhl

We certainly found this tough going – lots of lovely clues to enjoy along the way, though. Thanks to Paul for a difficult but fun challenge. Across 1. Lean to one side, then … Read more >>

Guardian 26,674 by Picaroon

Fri September 11, 2015 at 5:10 am by manehi

Enjoyed this a lot, and got stuck on the top half for a while. Favourites were both 5ac/dn, 9ac and 23dn.

Guardian 26,673 – Philistine

Thu September 10, 2015 at 8:30 am by Andrew

Although Philistine has been setting in the Guardian since July 2011, I don’t ever seem to have blogged one of his puzzles, at least not for some time. But better late than never, … Read more >>

Guardian 26,672 by Pasquale

Wed September 9, 2015 at 10:17 amWed September 9, 2015 at 9:43 am by flashling

A tricky little number from Don today.

Guardian 26,671 by Screw

Wed September 23, 2015 at 10:26 amTue September 8, 2015 at 2:19 am by PeterO

The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26671.